Jesus was spot on – it is more blessed to give than receive. Unfortunately, some have taken this too far and don’t know how to receive and get very awkward and uncomfortable when it comes to receiving. My wife put it so well in a conversation we had recently. She remarked how a friend of […]
Read More The Blessing is in BothAnd he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” (Luke 21:3, 4 ESV) Previously the religious rulers had sought to trick Jesus with the question […]
Read More A Look at Luke 21 – Giving Your AllSo Moses gave command, and word was proclaimed throughout the camp, “Let no man or woman do anything more for the contribution for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing, for the material they had was sufficient to do all the work, and more. (Exodus 36:6, 7) Can you imagine a scenario like […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 36 – Stop Giving?Then all the congregation of the people of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. And they came, everyone whose heart stirred him, and everyone whose spirit moved him, and brought the LORD’s contribution to be used for the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments. (Exodus 35:20, 21) Moses […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 35 – Heartfelt OfferingFool. I remember first coming across that term when the character in The A-Team called B. A. Baracus used it usually to Murdock. It hardly sounded like a positive term of reference. (Neither did being called a ‘sucka’, which is knowledge I retained for use at school which met with mixed reactions. Some laughed at […]
Read More When God Calls Someone A Fool2 Corinthians is a fascinating letter. Somewhere around the middle of it, Paul implores the church to join in the giving scheme. I read that section of scripture and am bothered about giving. Paul is not talking about tithing or anything like that, he’s talking about organising aid for those fellow believers suffering elsewhere. His […]
Read More Giving What Is NeededA lot is said about being gifted. People who are gifted at certain pursuits are hailed in those activities and as they accomplish feat after feat, so they become all the more lauded for what they can do. That applies as much in the Christian world as it does elsewhere. The man can sing, the […]
Read More Creating Space For People To FillA man’s gift makes room for him and brings him before the great. (Proverbs 18:16) The ability to give is not something to be underestimated. Some complain about having nothing to give, yet everyone has something to give. Maybe it’s time, attention, an ability to help someone in some way. It could be material or spiritual. The […]
Read More MTP18 Remix – It Is Better To Give …There are some who wholeheartedly believe in the principle of tithing. The denomination to which I belong suppports the concept and uses it as one of the practices that informs church life. My own position on tithing based on that small matter of reading scripture and noting what the whole counsel says leads me to […]
Read More Tithing HolinessThe stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them. (Proverbs 28:22) Stingy people. Ever come across them? Eager to keep stuff to themselves. Conveniently never have anything to offer in the hope that they can amass it for themselves. The wisdom of this proverb is profound. It is not just material […]
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